Toy vehicle



' H. G. HUNNE.

TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MII. 24. 1919. I

Patented Sept. 14, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

I'NVENTOR -zIsATToRNEYs H. G. RUNNE.

TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 24. 1919.

1,352,835, I Patenteasept. 14,1920.

" 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INvEN'roR ATTORNEYS wUNITED'STMESFWENTA Off-FICE- HENRY Gf.y EUNNE, 0E ROCHESTER-NEW lYoEE'YAssIGrNoE, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

E lCNE-HALE To CHARLES L. TowNsENnoE ROCHESTER, NEW YCEK.

TOY VEHICLE T0 all whom t may conce/m;

Be it known that I, HENRYG. RUNNE, a citizen of ,the United States, residing at Rochester, the county of. Monroe 'and State of New York, have inventedfa cer-` tain new and usefullmprove'ment'in Toy Vehicles; and Ido herebyldeclare the following tovbe 'a full, clear,vand exact descripf tion ofthe same, reference being had'to the accompanying drawings, {('irmingv 'a part of this specification, and tothe reference-numerals marked thereon;

v.My present inyentionrelates to vehicles and more particularly to toyfvehiclessuch asvelocipede's and the [like and it hasfor its object to provide a device 'of this characterthat can be manufactured very cheaply and made adjustablefor lchildren 'of dif.- ferent sizes. I A further object of the invention 'is to provide a construction that will permit Vthe vehicle to be readily knocked rdown o oldedffor shipment and one which the adjusting devices are so simpleas to bereadily operated byunskilled persons.

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To these and 'other ends the invention re- 'sides incertain improvements and combina# tions of'parts all' of .which will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end'ofthe specification.`

.In the drawings:

Figure l is a side View ofa velocipede constructed in accordance with andv illustrat ing one embodiment'o'fimy invention; v

Fig. 2 is Aa similar-view 4of the same vehicle in f another position'ot adjustment;-

Fig; 3 is fa bottom Vplan view;

. In thefjpr'esent'. embodiment of the invention, I have'illus'trated a three',vvheellvelo'cin pede adapted to be made mostly'of wood and propelled by pushing ywith the feet against the groundwhile the child is seated upon AThe body or seat is indicated at l. i It is narrowedat 2 tov allow reemove;

Specicatonof Letters Patent.

'ing the wheels 13 from the wheel'; The supcomprises a latch member 18 `and a socket :forms a tremity, adapted to,engage,selectively,

.Patenten sept. 14.1920.

' --,App1icatipn inea January 24, 1919. serial No'.v 272,a5a. f

ment of the legs land enlarged atthe yfront as indicated at 3. where it. is pierced by va steering post 4 terminating at the bottom in a fork- 5 vto receivean-`axle (Sandfront. wheel 7. The steering handle 8 may be adjustable in the post etand'the'latter is provided witha plurality of groovedfor reduced bearing portions .9, 'at v,different heights. The bodymay'be'enga'ged with any one ofv these bearing portions to Vchange its elevfl tion and in the present instance, a yslide l0 held by a 'catch 1 1 'is provided but' these'details are notimportantto -the present invention.` f

The axle 12 for thetworearwheels 13 von.

is carried by as'wingingy support 14: that is connected to 'the vrear of the Vbody ll by angular hinge bracketsl coperating with slots 16 inthe support land'pierced bya pintle 17 V passing throughxfthe support. With a 4hinge connection I of vthis nature, it is possible, l in knocking down the device for shipment, to Afold the support "14C flat against the body l', with or without removingthe wheels 13, which makes a very compactA arrangement, the steering post 4' also being removed. "f f `Asthe body is raised and lowered on the steering post 4, as described, it is neces'- sary ltoalso raise or lowerthe rear'end which is donel by vswinging thesupport y14:

so. that it' extends at an A: inclination rear' wardlyat agrea'ter "or less angle and spreadport is retained in these positions by an ad'- vjustable radius rod that connects it with'the intermediate portion of thel-body and which is shown in Vdetail" in Figs. tand'. Thefrod .memberfl9- fvThe 'latch member has a later- .ally turned.`forward or upper end 2 0 that upivot 'therefor and has a bearing ivnj'iabracketplate 21" onthe underside of the body, a'. cotter'pin Y22 preventing its disconnection; Tjhe latch alsov has/a similar laterally` turned portion '23' at its other eX- v with a series of api-irturesy orjsockets 24 in the lsocket member lQlfjThe intermediate portion of the latch member extends through I and vis slidably -guidedin la laterally turned portion 25 at theupper end 'of the socket member 19,Jthe lower end of which socket member is pivoted tothe support 14, in the presenty instance, by being Vaperturedto roo VA2V

gage it with any of them. l/Vhen so "en-` gaged, it is held in such engagement and the members are maintained parallel to forma substantially continuous radius rod by a sliding keeper plate r27 shown in detail-in F ig. 8 and having a perforation 28 therein for'the latch member 18 and a perforation 29 therein for the' socket member 19. The socket member 19 is preferably of flat material, as shown, andthe latch member 18 of round material` forv obvious reasons but the keeper plate,V fits both very loosely, as shown, so that it maybe easily moved by a child ivithout dangerv of` lvvedging, because of this looseness it may also have a tendency to gravitate down the inclined radius rod to lie in close proximity to the engaging portion v23 and its socket, as shown in Fig. Vl, vWhere it can most Vadvantageously perform its function. lhen a change in the adjustment is to be made it is slid upwardly on the bar 19 to the position shown in Fig. 5 against the laterally turned portion 25 .Where it does not interfere with the relative inclination of the membersin unlocking them from eachother. y, l

A I claim as my invention:

1.111 a vehicle, the combinationwith a body and a swinging axle support hinged thereto, of a tivo-part adjustable radius rod connecting the .support and body and embodying a latch 'member pivoted to one element and a socket member pivotedto the other, said members being loosely guided to rslide longitudinally one-upon thek other and loosely pivoted to their carrying elements to have universal movement thereon to permit the latch member to be deflected laterally into and out of locking engagement. with the socket member.

2. In a vehicle, the combination with a body and a sivingingaxlevsupport hinged thereto, of a two-part adjustableradius rod connecting the support and bodyfand embodyinga latch member pivoted to one element and a socket member pivoted Vto the other, said members being looselyguided one upon the other and loosely/.pivoted to permit the latch member to be deflected laterally into and out of locking engagement with ythe socket Vmember,and a keeper slidable upon the members toward and from y:the point of their guiding contact to retain the latch member in locking engagement With the socket member.

a In d vehicle, kdie Combinati@ with. a,

body and a swinging axle support hinged thereto, of a two-part adjustable radius rod Connecting the support 'and bodyY and embodying' an apertured socket member pivoted to one element and having a laterally turned` en `portion provided With a guiding opening and a latch member pivoted to the other element and slidable in the guideV of the socket member, and having a laterally "turned 'endportion cooperating selectively with the apertures in the socket member, said members being loosely guided one upon the other and loosely pivoted to permit the latch Vi'lenbe'r to be deflected laterallyinto and out' of locking' engagement with the socket member. j y Y Vi. n1 'd vehicle, the, combination 'withV a bodyA anda swinging axle support hinged thereto, of a twdy'pjdt adjustable radius rod connecting the support andV bodyY to extend downwardly at an angie from the latterand embodying an 'apertured socket member vpivoted to the axle support and having a later ally turned upper end portion provided with a guiding opening and a latch` member pivoted to the body and slidable in the 'guide of thel socket member `and haying a laterally turnedlovver end portion cooperating selectively 'Withthe apertures in the socket member, said members being loosely guided one uponl the other and looselypivoted to permit the .-latchmember to be deflected laterally into and out of locking engagement vvithvthe socket member,i and a keeper slidable loosely upon the members to retain the latch member in locking engagement with the socket member, said keeperbeing adapted to gravitate toward the point of such engagement'. A

5. rlhe combination With a vehiclebody, a supporting Wheel frame hinged on'said body, and ajtruss member comprising a part-pivotally connected to said body and apart pivotally connected to said frame, aY sliding connection between said parts for holding said parts in operative 'relation l.to each other, and means securing said parts together to varythe length ofsaidmember, whereby the height at -WhichI said body is supported may be varied. l I y Y l6. The combinationwitha vehiclegbody, a supporting vvheel frame hingedV on said body, and a truss member comprisingaY rod having a iixed pivotal connection with said body, and a barv `pivotally connected With the lower portion of said supporting frame, said rod and bar having integral interlocking parts adapted` to connect said rod and bar at anyone of a plurality of points for increasingjo'r decreasing the lengthy ofsaid truss member to raise or lower said: vehicle body.

7. The combination With a vehicle4 body, a Y Y a iXed pivotal connection With said body, a bar pivotallvv connected vvith` the lovver portion of said supporting frame, a part on said bar in which said rod is slidable length- Wise of said bar, the end of said rod being bent at an angle to the rod and adapted to enter into any one of a plurality of holes in said bar for adjusting thel length of said truss member, and means for holding the bent end of said rod in said holes in the bar.

8. The combination with a vehicle saddle, a supporting frame hinged at its upper end to said saddle and provided at its lower end with an axle, and a truss member connecting said saddle and said frame, said truss member including a rod having a fixed pivotal Athrough angles to said bar, said bar having a hole iny said bent end and having holes at intervals along the length of the bar, said rod passing g said hole in the bent end of saidY bar and having a portion projecting toward said bar and adapted toV enter into any one of said other holes in the bar for adjusting the length of the truss member, and means for releasably kholding the end of said rod` in said holes in the bar.

HENRY G. RUNNE. 

